This publication presents results from the March quarter 2007 Survey of Tourist Accommodation (STA) for the following categories of establishments:

licensed hotels and resorts with facilities and 5 or more rooms

motels, private hotels and guest houses with facilities and 5 or more rooms

serviced apartments with 5 or more units

caravan parks with 40 or more powered sites

holiday flats, units and houses of letting entities with 15 or more rooms or units

visitor hostels with 25 or more bed spaces.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND TREND

Hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms

Key figures, Seasonally adjusted and trend - Australia

Mar Qtr
2006

Jun Qtr
2006

Sep Qtr
2006

Dec Qtr
2006

Mar Qtr
2007

Seasonally Adjusted

Takings from accommodation ('000)

1 632 140

1 680 990

1 685 748

1 785 694

1 806 882

Room occupancy rate (%)

64.1

64.6

63.5

65.3

66.3

Trend

Takings from accommodation ('000)

1 624 066

1 666 448

1 714 795

1 762 980

1 808 780

Room occupancy rate (%)

63.7

64.1

64.4

65.1

65.9

Accommodation takings

The trend estimate of the total accommodation takings for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms continued to increase. In March quarter 2007, it increased by 2.6% to $1,808.8 million compared with December quarter 2006.

In March Quarter 2007, the seasonally adjusted estimate of the total accommodation takings increased by 1.2% to $1,806.9 million compared with December quarter 2006.

ACCOMMODATION TAKINGS, Seasonally adjusted and trend - Australia

Room occupancy rate

The trend estimate of the room occupancy rate for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms for the March quarter 2007 (65.9%) increased by 0.8 percentage points over the December quarter 2006.

The seasonally adjusted estimate of the room occupancy rate increased by 1.0 percentage point to 66.3% in March quarter 2007 compared to December quarter 2006.

ROOM OCCUPANCY RATE(a), Seasonally adjusted and trend - Australia

Seasonally adjusted and trend data are not yet available for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 to 14 rooms or 5 or more rooms.

ORIGINAL

Hotels, motels and serviced apartments

The original estimates are impacted by seasonal variations and irregular or non-seasonal influences. Comparisons between quarters should be made with caution.

Key Figures, Original - Australia

March
Quarter
2006

June
Quarter
2006

September
Quarter
2006

December
Quarter
2006

March
Quarter
2007

Hotels Motels and Serviced Apartments with 5 to 14 rooms

Rooms (no.)

18 971

18 701

18 609

18 631

18 441

Room nights occupied ('000)

798.3

739.7

758.3

792.3

785.1

Takings from accommodation ($'000)

72 685

64 684

69 022

73 934

75 437

Room occupancy rate (%)

47.3

43.9

44.4

46.7

47.9

Average takings per room night occupied ($)

91.04

87.45

91.02

93.32

96.09

Hotels Motels and Serviced Apartments with 15 or more rooms

Rooms (no.)

212 598

213 035

213 768

215 172

215 763

Room nights occupied ('000)

12 225.5

11 748.7

12 829.8

13 161.0

12 833.8

Takings from accommodation ($'000)

1 649 208

1 526 511

1 740 492

1 866 614

1 832 321

Room occupancy rate (%)

64.2

60.9

65.3

66.9

66.6

Average takings per room night occupied ($)

134.90

129.93

135.66

141.83

142.77

Hotels Motels and Serviced Apartments with 5 or more rooms

Rooms (no.)

231 569

231 736

232 377

233 803

234 204

Room nights occupied ('000)

13 023.8

12 488.3

13 588.1

13 953.3

13 618.9

Takings from accommodation ($'000)

1 721 893

1 591 196

1 809 514

1 940 549

1 907 758

Room occupancy rate (%)

62.8

59.5

63.7

65.3

65.1

Average takings per room night occupied ($)

132.21

127.41

133.17

139.07

140.08

Accommodation takings

In March quarter 2007, accommodation takings for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms were $1,907.8 million. The average takings per room night occupied for these establishments were $140.08.

Accommodation takings for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms for March quarter 2007 were $1,832.3 million, at an average of $142.77 per room night occupied. For establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, accommodation takings were $75.4 million, at an average of $96.09 per room night occupied.

The contributions to accommodation takings in March quarter 2007 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms were highest in New South Wales ($642.1 million) and Queensland ($475.0 million).

Room occupancy rate

The room occupancy rate for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 65.1% in March quarter 2007.

For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, the room occupancy rate was 66.6%, while for 5 to 14 room hotels, motels and serviced apartments, the room occupancy rate was 47.9%.

Room occupancy rate, Original - Australia

Room nights occupied

Total room nights occupied were 13.6 million in March quarter 2007 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms. Room nights occupied were highest in New South Wales (4.3 million) and Queensland (3.6 million).

For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, room nights occupied were 12.8 million in March quarter 2007, while for establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, room nights occupied were 0.8 million.

Average length of stay

The average length of stay in March quarter 2007 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 2.3 days. For establishments with 15 or more rooms, the average length of stay was 2.3 days and 1.8 days for establishments with 5 to 14 rooms.

Queensland (2.7 days) reported the longest average length of stay for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, followed by Western Australia (2.6 days). The shortest average length of stay was in Tasmania (1.9 days).

Star grading

In March quarter 2007, the room occupancy rate for five-star hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 79.5% compared with 31.5% for one-star. For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, the room occupancy rate was 79.7% for five-star establishments compared with 31.4% for one-star.

For establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, four-star (53.9%) and three-star (52.6%) establishments had the highest room occupancy rates, compared with one-star establishments at 31.5%.

Room occupancy rate, Stargrading - March Qtr 2007

Caravan parks, holiday flats, units and houses, and visitor hostels

Key figures, Original - Australia

Mar Qtr
2006

Jun Qtr
2006

Sep Qtr
2006

Dec Qtr
2006

Mar Qtr
2007

Caravan parks

Total caravan park capacity (no.)

237 490

236 872

235 476

235 169

234 588

Nights occupied ('000)

11 120

10 766

11 215

10 854

11 248

Site occupancy rate (%)

52.1

50.2

52.5

50.3

53.5

Takings from accommodation ($'000)

226 027

203 323

220 388

231 153

244 010

Holiday flats and units

Total units (no.)

28 714

28 281

27 941

28 230

28 546

Nights occupied ('000)

1 351

1 041

1 238

1 315

1 337

Unit occupancy rate (%)

52.4

40.5

48.4

50.8

52.2

Takings from accommodation ($'000)

156 184

108 196

140 168

157 995

161 209

Visitor hostels

Bed spaces (no.)

48 042

47 732

47 405

46 631

46 770

Guest nights ('000)

2 325

1 928

2 032

2 256

2 351

Bed occupancy rate (%)

54.1

44.6

46.9

53.2

56.3

Takings from accommodation ($'000)

53 337

45 136

49 155

55 751

57 361

Accommodation takings

In March quarter 2007, accommodation takings for caravan parks were $244.0 million, an increase of 8.0% compared with March quarter 2006. New South Wales ($94.4 million) had the highest accommodation takings for all caravan parks for March quarter 2007, contributing 38.7% of the total.

Accommodation takings for holiday flats, units and houses were $161.2 million in March quarter 2007, an increase of 3.2% compared with March quarter 2006. For visitor hostels, accommodation takings were $57.4 million, up 7.5% compared with March quarter 2006.

Occupancy rate

The site occupancy rate for all caravan parks in March quarter 2007 was 53.5%, an increase of 1.4 percentage points compared with March quarter 2006.

For holiday flats, units and houses, the unit occupancy rate was 52.2% in March quarter 2007, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared with March quarter 2006.

The bed occupancy rate for visitor hostels in March quarter 2007 was 56.3%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points compared with March quarter 2006. New South Wales (67.5%), Western Australia (62.7%) and Victoria (56.4%) had the highest bed occupancy rates for visitor hostels in March quarter 2007.

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